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Interesting Facts/ Notes About Christmas

It is an accepted fact that the Christmastinsel  instead  of  green  foliage.
tree tradition is one that was brought to the
shores of America by German immigrants whoAn important ceremony related to the
continued a practice that was popular inChristmas tree that gains national attention
their former homeland. Today, a Christmasduring the Christmas season is the lighting
tree, even a miniature one, is present inof the National Christmas Tree at the White
just about every home at Christmas. It isHouse. This tradition can be credited to
therefore interesting to note somePresident Calvin Coolidge who lit the first
little-know facts about the Christmas Treedecorated Christmas tree outside at the White
and  other  traditions  related to Christmas.House  in  1923.
The first interesting fact is the source ofThe lighting of the National Christmas Tree
real Christmas Trees for some Americans.has also been used to convey some symbolic
These can be bought at a Christmas Tree Farmmeaning not related to Christmas. It was not
or at many local stores and other places oflighted until Dec. 22 in 1963 because of a
business in just about every town and citynational mourning period of 30 days for the
across the country around Christmas time. Butassassination of President Kennedy. And while
according to the National Christmas TreeTeddy Roosevelt was President he gave an
Association, Americans buy about 330,000order that banned the Christmas tree from the
Christmas trees that are real throughWhite House, not for the assassination of
e-commerce or from a catalogue and have themPresident McKinley in 1901, which caused him
shipped  by  mail-order.to become president, but for reasons related
to  the  environment.
The scent of real Christmas trees is the
reason they are so popular. But as they standAlso of note is that when the National
silently in their decorative wonder, theyChristmas Tree was lighted on Dec. 13 in
also are providing another benefit. The1984, temperatures were in the 70s during an
Christmas Tree Association says the amount ofunusually warm December. Christmas has been
oxygen produced on a daily basis by one acrecelebrated in the United States since the
of Christmas tree is enough to provide enough1600s although it wasn't always very popular.
oxygen for 18 people. And during the firstIt took more than two centuries into the
week, a Christmas Tree at home will use up tomid-late 1860s for Christmas to become a
one quart of water each day to help retainpopular  holiday  season  all across America.
its longevity for the many days of Christmas.
So maybe the rest of the country owes the
Since Christmas celebrations gainedholiday of Christmas Day to the state of
popularity in America, the Christmas Tree hasAlabama, which in 1836 became the first state
always been a big tradition. During the 1950sto declare Dec. 25 a legalholiday. It is
however, artificial Christmas trees were notinteresting to note that on Christmas Day of
always green. It was very popular during1789 Congress was in session. And to show how
those times to have artificial trees withfar ahead of the game Alabama was, it wasn't
other colors such as silver, pink and aqua.until June 26, 1870 that the federal
The appeal in having these colored Christmasgovernment declared Christmas as a federal
trees may have been due to the fact that theyholiday.
looked shiny and bright and appeared like



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